A Calgary Uber driver is alerting others about a racially motivated incident that occurred in his vehicle last month, following the pickup of a passenger.

Everything was filmed.

The interaction begins with a friendly greeting from the passenger.

“Thanks for picking me up,” he says to Mandeep Sehgal, who has been driving Uber for three years, two of them in Calgary.

But then it turned into a question about Sehgal’s immigration status, where he’s from and whether he plans to marry a “white girl.”

“I am the white blood of the earth. You are on my land. I am the blood of the earth. Punjabi, Indian, you are not even close to being here,” the passenger said.

“I was laughing,” Sehgal said of his first reaction.

“I was like, he was joking. And I get these kind of people, they’re trying to be ignorant, they’re ignoring racism.”

Sehgal picked up the man at a home along 32nd Street in Foothills County, north of Okotoks, on Sept. 21 around 9:15 p.m.

The man says he was born and raised in Calgary.

The ride lasted about three minutes before Sehgal kicked the passenger out.

“You can come here to your land. Thank you very much,” Sehgal told the passenger.

“He came out and he was literally shaking.

“He was trying to defend himself. No, brother, you crossed the line, and I will not tolerate that.”

Sehgal is originally from India but has lived in Canada for seven years.

His children were born here.

He said he posted the video on social media the day after the incident, but it only gained momentum last month, going viral and seen around the world.

“If you have to prove that you belong here, that’s a lack of respect,” he said.

Stop Hate Alberta says these types of events can be a precursor to something much worse.

“Racism does not only manifest itself in strong, harsh acts of violence that are considered criminal,” said Executive Director Nina Saini.

“There are also all of these hate incidents that are happening that kind of perpetuate the reality of what can escalate into a hate crime.”

Okotoks RCMP are investigating, but RCMP admit it does not appear to be a criminal offense.

“There’s not a lot of offense going on here,” said Cpl. Troy Savinkoff.

“It’s a horrific incident, but it doesn’t necessarily comply with the Criminal Code.”

“To me, this is an indication of a preliminary step towards what could get worse and degenerate,” Saini said.

RCMP are also warning the public that the location where this incident occurred is not the passenger’s home.

The owners reported to the police that they were being harassed and threatened.

“This third party really had nothing to do with the tirade itself. … They are not associated with this incident,” Savinkoff said.

Sehgal says he has a message for this man.

“I still see the good in him,” he said.

“I still have hope that he realizes that he did what he did, and I hope that he doesn’t repeat anything with anyone else.”

Uber first sent him an email informing him that a passenger had reported a privacy issue.

“Our community guidelines do not allow personal information to be used for any reason other than to complete travel,” the email said.

“Broadcasting audio, video, or an image of a person may result in loss of access to Uber.”

Following the release of the video, Uber apologized to Sehgal.

The company released a statement saying it would not accept discrimination.

“Everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and respected when using Uber,” a company spokesperson said.

“Hate has no place in our society and we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. We have contacted the driver and removed him from the platform.”